Law a person who makes an affidavit; deponent
Origin of affiant
from present participle of Old French afier: see affianceaffiant
af·fi·ant
noun
The definition of affiant is a legal term used to identify someone who makes a sworn statement called an affidavit.
An example of an affiant is a person who gives testimony to the police and then swears to it and usually signs it.
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affiant
noun
One who makes an affidavit.
Origin of affiant
From affy to make affidavit from Middle English affien to trust from Old French affier to promise ; see affiance .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural affiants)
- (law) The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
- Further affiant sayeth naught. (A centuries-old statement that is still used on some legal documents as the final declaration prior to the affiant's signature.)
Origin
From the present participle of Old French afier, from Late Latin affidare. Related to affidavit.
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affiant - Legal Definition
n
One who makes and subscribes
to an affidavit.
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